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#DF264E

#df264e ≈ Amaranth

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#df264e is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.45% red, 14.9% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 82.96% magenta, 65.02% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 347.03°, with 74.3% saturation and 51.18% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with energy, passion and urgency. Designers typically use it for food and restaurant brands, sales and promotions and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.64:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amaranth (#e52b50), ΔE 1.67.

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Relative luminance0.1762

Complementary

  1. #df264e
  2. #26dfb7

Split complementary

  1. #df264e
  2. #26df5b
  3. #26aadf

Analogous

  1. #df26aa
  2. #df264e
  3. #df5b26

Triadic

  1. #df264e
  2. #4edf26
  3. #264edf

Tetradic

  1. #df264e
  2. #dfb726
  3. #26dfb7
  4. #264edf

Square

  1. #df264e
  2. #aadf26
  3. #26dfb7
  4. #5b26df

Monochromatic

  1. #5e0e1f
  2. #a11835
  3. #df264e
  4. #e96984
  5. #f3abbb

Shades

#df264e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #df264e
  2. #c92246
  3. #b21e3e
  4. #9c1b37
  5. #86172f
  6. #701327
  7. #590f1f
  8. #430b17
  9. #2d0810
  10. #160408
  11. #000000

Tints

#df264e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #df264e
  2. #e23c60
  3. #e55171
  4. #e96783
  5. #ec7d95
  6. #ef93a7
  7. #f2a8b8
  8. #f5beca
  9. #f9d4dc
  10. #fce9ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#df264e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #df264e
  2. #d62f53
  3. #cc3858
  4. #c3415d
  5. #b94a62
  6. #b05367
  7. #a65c6c
  8. #9d6571
  9. #936e76
  10. #8a777b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.64:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #747474 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aa5f67 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #605c4e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8e8249 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f50038 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a34c4e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b4694b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ec0042 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-df264e {
  color: #df264e;
}
Background
.bg-df264e {
  background-color: #df264e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-df264e {
  border: 2px solid #df264e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #df264e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 38 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 347 74% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-df264e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #df264e, #df5b26);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-df264e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 38 78 / 0.35);
}

#e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 1.67 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 3.74 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 4.09 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 4.78 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 5.16 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 5.67 #ff004f Folly ΔE 5.72 #20d9b1 Inverted #747474 Grayscale 

Amaranth
#df264e  rgb(223, 38, 78)  hsl(347, 74%, 51%)  Amaranth
#26dfb7  rgb(38, 223, 183)  hsl(167, 74%, 51%)  Caribbean Green
#4edf26  rgb(78, 223, 38)  hsl(107, 74%, 51%)  Lime Green
#264edf  rgb(38, 78, 223)  hsl(227, 74%, 51%)  Iris